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Recognised as Colour

#5990AC

  • #5990AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#5990AC is a blue with RGB values 89, 144, 172 and HSL 200°, 33%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#5990AC#5990AC
HEX#5990AC
RGBrgb(89, 144, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5647, 0.6745
RGB percentages34.9%, 56.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(200.2, 33.3%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.2, 48.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK48.3%, 16.3%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,869,740
CSS custom property--colour: #5990AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#A66F53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#828EADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7685ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#319899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3Slate grey · ΔE 13.5Steel blue · ΔE 14.2Cadetblue · ΔE 16.4Sky blue · ΔE 22.6Gray · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC7559
Analogous#59AC9E, #5967AC
Triadic#AC5990, #90AC59
Split complementary#AC5967, #AC9F59
Tetradic#9E59AC, #AC7559, #66AC59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1EBF0
Lighter +30%#BFD4DF
Lighter +20%#9DBDCE
Lighter +10%#7BA7BD
Darker −10%#46748C
Darker −20%#35586A
Darker −30%#243C48
Darker −40%#132026
More saturated +25%#3A9ACB
Less saturated −25%#78868D

Channel breakdown

R89
G144
B172
Red89 (34.9%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue200.24°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 90 · B AC

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